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Brackenborough

Brackenborough is a hamlet in the civil parish of Brackenborough with Little Grimsby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

The place

Brackenborough is a hamlet in the civil parish of Brackenborough with Little Grimsby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north from the town of Louth, and lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 1971 the parish had a population of 48. On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Grimsby to form "Brackenborough with Little Grimsby".

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Brackenborough

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    St. James Church

    St James' Church, Louth, is the Anglican parish church of Louth in Lincolnshire, England. It is notable for having the third tallest spire in the whole of the United Kingdom, and the tallest on an Anglican parish church.

    2.8 km · Grade I listed parish church in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Louth Park Abbey

    Louth Park Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1139 by the Bishop Alexander of Lincoln as a daughter-house of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire.

    2.5 km · Cistercian abbey in Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh

    St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Yarburgh, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

    3.4 km · church in Yarburgh, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    St Mary's Church, North Cockerington

    St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Alvingham, adjacent to the village of North Cockerington, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

    3.5 km · church in Alvingham, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Louth Museum

    Louth Museum is a visitor attraction in the historic market town of Louth in Lincolnshire, close to the Lincolnshire Wolds. Located at 4 Broadbank, Louth, LN11 0EQ, the museum has four galleries, a library which doubles as a space for exhibitions, and a gift shop.

    2.6 km · museum in Louth, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Louth Cemetery

    Louth Cemetery on London Road is the cemetery for Louth in Lincolnshire. Opened in 1855, the cemetery's distinctive gate lodge and two cemetery chapels were designed by Lincoln architects Bellamy and Hardy.

    3.4 km · Cemetery in Lincolnshire, England · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Town Hall

    Louth Town Hall is a municipal building in Eastgate in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Louth Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

    2.7 km · town hall in Louth, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    The Priory

    The Priory Hotel in Louth, Lincolnshire is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. It is described as an accomplished example of an early 19th Century villa of fine quality.

    2.5 km · Historical building in Louth, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Hubbard's Hills

    Hubbard's Hills is an area of natural beauty directly to the west of Louth, Lincolnshire, England and is popular for family picnics, school field trips and dog walking. The park is dedicated to the memory of Annie Pahud.

    3.9 km · a park in Louth, Lincolnshire, England · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Wolds College

    The Wolds College was a further education college based in Louth, Lincolnshire.

    2 km · fe college in Louth, Lincolnshire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Brackenborough

Airports
East Midlands (EMA), 109 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 122 km · Manchester (MAN), 152 km
  • Nottingham, Leicestershire → Brackenborough
    92 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · £10–13
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire → Brackenborough
    111 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £13–18
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Brackenborough
    148 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · £19–26
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Not yet researched

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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Brackenborough. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    314 km
  2. 02
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    330 km
  3. 03
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    402 km
  4. 04
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 36 sources

    412 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    444 km

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Around it

Next door to Brackenborough

Brackenborough is 45 km from Kingston upon Hull, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Louthtown and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England2.7 km
  • Alvinghamvillage and civil parish in Lincolnshire, UK3.1 km
  • Yarburghvillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK3.3 km
  • Fotherbyvillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK3.2 km
  • Keddingtonvillage and civil parish in Lincolnshire, UK1.7 km
  • North Cockeringtonvillage and civil parish in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom3.9 km